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Basic proteins ofBlastocystis hominis were detected by the ammoniacal silver and ethanolic phosphotungstic acid techniques using electron microscopy. The central vacuole showed many silver grains when treated with ammoniacal silver and an increased electron density when treated with phosphotungstic acid. The intensity of positive reactions correlated with the electron density of the central vacuole, because cells having an electron-lucent central vacuole showed no silver grain deposits. Since it is known that the concentration of electron-dense materials in the central vacuole increases during log phase of growth, and then decreases in stationary phase, this organelle must accumulate basic proteins during cell growth.
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Yoshikawa, H., Oishi, K. Ultrastructural localization of basic proteins ofBlastocystis hominis . Protoplasma 200, 31–34 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01280732
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01280732